View full sizeRutgers class of 2014 quarterback offeree, Tyler WiegersPhoto provided by Wiegers, used with permission

Last Wednesday, Rutgers took advantage of their newly-established
Big Ten, Midwestern recruiting territory in signing Grand Blanc, Mich. native,
Lester Liston to their incoming recruiting class of 2013. In looking to further
develop ties within the great lakes state, the Rutgers staff has since dispersed an offer
to 6-4, 200-pound junior quarterback, Tyler Wiegers.

Wiegers, the Detroit Country Day School (Beverly Hills,
Mich.) quarterback, first heard from Rutgers quarterbacks coach, Rob Spence, a
few months back via Facebook. Their social media interaction has since
culminated in an offer for Wiegers to become a Scarlet Knight.

"I got in contact with coach Spence on Facebook during my
season," said Wiegers. "And he came out to visit and watched me throw at one
point earlier this year. Then a few weeks later, he called my coach, and my
coach called me into his office and told me that Rutgers had offered."

Recently, Wiegers, has been putting a lot of time towards
researching the New Jersey based- FBS participant. He was impressed to find the
strong academic reputation Rutgers has built over its existence.

"I'm very interested in Rutgers," he said. "I've been researching
the school and I'm definitely going to visit in the spring, at some point. It
was nice to find out about their strong alumni-base and the strong academics at
the school. I had never heard about Rutgers' academics, but it was cool to find
that out.

"I've been talking to coach Spence and I want to keep
building a relationship with him and keep inquiring more about the school."

Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Toledo round out the
first handful of institutions to offer Wiegers an athletic scholarship, but
they likely won't be the last.

"I think maybe Ball State could be close," said Wiegers. "They've
seen me a few times at my school and I'm going to visit there, next week. And I'll
be going to Bowling Green junior day this Saturday so that may happen, too."

"We spend probably about 70 percent of the time under center
and we get in the shotgun a little bit," he said. "My accuracy, my handle of
the offense and ability to read defenses are probably my biggest strengths.

"I like corner routes and post routes a lot," he continued. "Out
routes and air it out routes are fun, too."

Wiegers competes for a Michigan 7-on-7 football travel
league during the offseason. He plans on taking an unofficial visit to Rutgers
during the first week of April.